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ex·i·gent

exigent

part of speech:	adjective
definition 1:	requiring immediate attention; urgent or critical. We can only attend to the most exigent needs of the disaster victims at present. similar words: instant, serious, urgent
definition 2:	requiring an extraordinary effort or expenditure; demanding. It had been an exigent task and she felt a great deal of satisfaction at having completed it.
related words:	imperative, indispensable, pressing
Word Combinations About this feature adverb + (adj.)exigent both, namely, uniquely (adj.)exigent + noun calculus, cerise, circumstance, emergency, exception, exigency, guild, immediacy, nature, need, re-entry, retribution, vulnerability, warrant
derivation:	exigently (adv.)